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Rituelen op scholen:Onderzoeksrapport over rituele vormen en functies in het openbaar voortgezet onderwijs in Nederland
Get PDFTot op heden is er weinig bekend over de rituelen die in het openbaar Voortgezet Onderwijs (VO) in Nederland georganiseerd worden. In dit kwalitatieve, verkennende onderzoek richtten wij op rituelen op openbare scholen in het voortgezet onderwijs. Doel van ons onderzoek was omverschillende rituelen en hun functies in kaart brengen. De centrale onderzoeksvraag luidt als volgt: welke soorten rituelen zijn te vinden op middelbare scholen en welke functies hebben deze voor de schoolgemeenschap
SEE ME - Sociale inclusie en zinvol ouder worden in Europa:Zes goede praktijken in de Ouderenzorg
Get PDFTransities in de zorg hebben in veel Europese landen geleid tot een ‘persoonsgerichte’ benadering waarbij de persoon achter de zorgbehoevende oudere centraal staat. Het Europese SEE ME project bestudeert hoe deze persoonsgerichte zorg vorm kan krijgen in concrete zorgpraktijken. Dit kwalitatief onderzoek laat zien welke innoverende principes daarin een rol kunnen spelen en hoe deze in de zorgorganisatie worden geborgd
‘I’m a fighter and I do not give up’:– Socially isolated older adults’ experiences with meaning in life.
Get PDFPositively experienced relationships with family, partners and friends are the most important source of meaning in life for older persons. At the same time, Western countries are confronted with a growing number of socially isolated older adults who lack those relationships. This study aims to explore whether and how older adults who live in social isolation experience meaning in life. Data were collected via in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 24 socially isolated older adults, ranging in age from 62 to 94, all living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The criterion-based sampling of participants took place in close consultation with social workers of a mentoring project for socially isolated older adults. Follow-up interviews with 22 participants improved the credibility of findings and contributed to the breadth and depth of the researched casuistry. Data were analysed using an analytical framework based on seven needs of meaning identified by Baumeister (purpose, values, efficacy, self-worth) and Derkx (coherence, excitement, connectedness). The study demonstrates that isolated older adults may find anchors for meaning in life, although not all needs for meaning are satisfied, and there can also be tension between different needs. The needs-based model provides concrete distinctions for enabling care-givers to recognise elements of meaning
Introduction
No full textThis book adds, from a humanist perspective, new interdisciplinary insights and research results to the current academic debate on aging, which is predominantly biomedical and sociological. In this introductory chapter, the editors first explain the humanist perspectives from which the contributions in this volume are constructed. Essentially, humanism is understood as the pursuit of humanity in the sense of humaneness. This applies to both the humanism that people experience in their everyday lives and humanism in the sense of intellectual and artistic traditions in Western culture. Second, it is explained how, that is, under which conditions, human life can be understood and experienced as meaningful, particularly life in old age: conditions such as purpose, self-worth, connectedness with others, moral justification, certain degrees of understanding, direction and influence, and not to forget, vivid pleasure or excitement. Finally, this introductory chapter concludes with a concise overview of the other chapters
A Locked Room:The Significance of Empathy and Being Seen, Particularly for Older Adults
Get PDFJoachim Duyndam aims to understand the situation of older adults by exploring the human condition of being fundamentally “isolated” in one’s self-experience and the supportive and liberating effect of empathy in breaking this self-isolation. Based on contemporary theories of emotions, he develops an understanding of empathy related to the inner experiential side of emotions. According to his reception of these theories, emotions have a “rational” publicly perceptible “outer side” and an intra-subjective “inner side”, whereby the latter makes people isolated in their self-experience. Using Michel Tournier’s philosophical recounting of the classical story of Robinson Crusoe, Duyndam argues that empathy directed at the inner side of someone’s experiences provides some form of recognition, that is, completion of one’s unique self, which is a prerequisite for experiencing meaning in life. Duyndam reveals an underlying structure of social isolation and loneliness and the vital role of empathy for all dimensions of meaning in life. This is particularly relevant since existential loneliness and social isolation are significant later-life risks
Spiritual conversation model for patients and loved ones in palliative care: a validation study
No full textThis dataset is for follow-up research purposes. It consists of all key documents from data collection to data analysis of the research project. See the readme document for the relevant procedure and document description
The SEE ME-trainingstoolkit:From shortages to talents in elderly care
Get PDFZorg voor ouderen is meestal gericht op medische en fysieke aspecten, maar ouder worden brengt ook sociale, culturele en spirituele veranderingen met zich mee. Een breed perspectief op ouderenzorg is noodzakelijk, met aandacht voor de talenten en behoeften van ouderen. Het SEE ME-project ontwikkelde een trainingstoolkit die zorgverleners helpt om de persoon achter de oudere te ZIEN
Make social inclusion truly inclusive: plea for 'difference thinking'
No full textHet dominante beleidsideaal in de gehandicaptenzorg, sociale inclusie, sluit mensen met ernstige beperkingen uit. Simon van der Weele en Femmianne Bredewold pleiten voor een verbreed inclusie-ideaal, dat de wezenlijke verschillen tussen mensen erkent – en dus daadwerkelijk inclusief is
How can existential or spiritual strengths be fostered in palliative care?:An interpretative synthesis of recent literature.
No full textBACKGROUND: Patients receiving palliative care may benefit greatly when their existential or spiritual strengths are fostered. To date however, there has not been a comprehensive literature review of patient and care professional approaches that are available. AIMS: To describe and synthesise existential or spiritual strength-based approaches within the context of palliative care. METHODS: Literature search of 2436 articles between January 1999 and March 2019 in Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and PsycINFO. Articles were included if they deal with a palliative care situation, focus on the patient, specific existential/spiritual strength, discernible strength approach and an analysis of the workings of that approach. The interpretative synthesis consisted of a thematic analysis of the included articles and an integration of themes. RESULTS: In the 14 included articles, 5 different strengths were found to be fostered by 16 approaches: (1) Meaning was fostered by: maintaining normalcy, experiencing sanctuaries, reassessing importance and reconstructing positive self; (2) Connection by: opening up, giving/receiving care and envisioning continuation; (3) Agency by: maintaining control, refocusing goals and continuous adaptation; (4) Hope through: setting special targets, imagining alternate outcomes, building a collection and extending wishes; (5) Faith through: living the tradition and relating to a benevolent force. Strengths and approaches are visualised in an overarching analytical framework: 'the Propeller'. CONCLUSIONS: The constructed Propeller framework can be used to become aware of, apply and further develop approaches to foster existential or spiritual strengths among patients receiving palliative care